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926. East Of Eden And The City Of Beginning

Genesis 4:1-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... story. I. Let's learn first that life itself doesn't deal fairly with us. That lesson is taught us in this story even in the names of these brothers. "Cain" means "I have gotten a man." Thus Eve, the proud mother, suggests that this son will bear the dignity of being the first-born, and that for her he is to be the quintessence of power and strength. "Abel", on the other hand, means something like "nothingness", "frailty". The younger brother is thus overshadowed by the elder from the very beginning. He is ...

927. Walk In Newness Of Life

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of life? To answer that, let's look at another question: How Christian are we Christians? How Christian are you? A few years ago, the Christian scholar, Wilfred Cantwell Smith, wrote a book, Questions of Religious Truth. He concludes that book with a chapter bearing the title, "Christian -- Noun or Adjective." Dr. Smith says that if he is asked if he is a Christian, he readily answers, "Yes!" But, if someone asks him if he is Christian, using the adjective, "the situation changes radically." Do you see the ...

928. Where The Spirit Of Jesus Is

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... the regulars who don't have nowhere else to go, but I'm sure nobody would mind if y'all stayed." We didn't say yes. But we didn't say no, either. A half hour later, the door to the joint opened and in walked five or six ladies bearing plates of food. Lots of food. They set up a table near the juke box. Turkey and dressing. A ham. Mashed potatoes and gravy. Green beans. Butter beans. Creamed corn. Homemade rolls. There were also cakes and pies. The customers put down their beers and pool sticks. They lined ...

929. A Fragrant Offering

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... God's love is deep enough that God is willing to die for us. And the second scripture we know, related to love, is I Corinthians 13. In that marvelous hymn of love, Paul said, "Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." Love hangs tough. It hangs tough because it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Jane Haynes in our church is a William Faulkner scholar. She has written at least one book on Faulkner and a recent article by ...

930. God Is Like A Mother

Isaiah 66:1-24

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... them from their secure nest in order that they may do what they were born to do -- to soar on eagle's wings. But what a precious picture. When the young one is weary and can fly no longer, the mother swoops beneath him and on her own wings bears him up. There's a story of a wise mother that speaks to us here: "A young man went off to college. Apparently his mother had packed his suitcases. In the process of putting his clothing in drawers, he discovered two long narrow pieces of cloth among the shirts ...

931. The Trance Of Non-renewal

Zechariah 9:9-13, Matthew 24:36-44

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... when you offer yourself to God. (Thanks to Don Shelby for this story, retold by Jack Heacock, "They Have No Wine," January 15, 1989. What a way for the Lord to work! But you know, it was foretold in the Old Testament. "Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son." And when the angel came to announce what God was going to do with her, and that peasant girl, Mary, responded "Yes" to the Lord. And that virgin bore the son, Jesus, whose birthday we soon celebrate. Now, God uses the story of His-story -- the ...

932. At The Fork In The Road

Luke 4:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... ferociously and said, "Who's the king of the jungle?" And the tiger, trembling and shaking, said, "You are, o lion. You are the king of the jungle!" Then there was a bear that passed by. And again the lion grabbed him, and put a strangle hold on him and growled ferociously, and said, "Who's the king of the jungle?" And the bear too, trembling like the tiger, said, "You are, o lion. No question about it. You are the king of the jungle!" And then the lion came upon a mighty elephant, huge, massive, towering ...

933. O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Isaiah 1:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... The divine husband and the divine father. The divine father is our most valued symbol for God. We rarely apply the imagery of husband for God. But Hosea did and he did it in a powerful way. "His wife, Gomer, had become a harlot. After bearing three children, she turned to a life of shame. "Playing the harlot," decking herself with rings and jewelry and going after lovers," "burning incense to Baal." The relationship between Hosea and Gomer was shattered. No one who has not experienced such a tragic turn of ...

934. Getting Ourselves Off Our Hands

Philippians 3:12-4:1

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Maxie Dunnam

... off our own hands, we must break the back of our own ego. The reason we think we have the total responsibility and bear the total burden of our living is our ego. And what a burden our ego is. "How much emotional energy do you spend ... Ortland, Ibid., p. 65) That's in harmony with what Paul was saying in our text, "Christ Jesus has made us His own." We don't have to bear all the burden of living in our own hands. To think we do is egotistical arrogance. So to get ourselves off our hands, we need to break the ...

935. Naming And Being Named

John 15:1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me, but I chose you and I appointed you to go and bear fruit. Fruit that will last, so that the Father that will give you whatever you ask Him in my name. I am giving you these commands ... have in the Bible. Listen to that 16th verse: "You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit. Fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name." The most extravagant and promise of ...

936. Faith for Troubling Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... upon you," says Robert Shannon, "but that weight may be the very thing that keeps you from being swept away by the storm of sin." (4) Is that it? Is that why God allows the wolf to run free, because ultimately it makes us strong enough to bear the heaviest burden? There is a wonderful story told by James Michener in his book, Chesapeake. He says that the Choptank Indians on Maryland’s Eastern Shore believed that God gave them the bay for transportation and for fish, that God gave them reeds for houses and ...

937. Songs of the Season

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... a son, that his name would be called John, and that he would minister "with the spirit and power of Elijah" (Luke 1:17a). Nearly six months later, Mary was visited by the angel Gabriel, with the message that she had found favor with God, and that she would bear a child who would be called "the Son of the Most High." When Mary asked how this could be, since she had no husband, the angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be ...

938. Epiphany:The Joy of Fulfillment

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... , I've been slow to recognize the problem, perhaps because I've been looking so earnestly for the author's point that I didn't realize he was without one. No such charge can be made against Luke, the Greek physician who gave us the Gospel which bears his name. He knew why he was writing, and he was obviously excited about his assignment. In a sense, you and I can feel that we are eavesdropping when we read this Gospel. Luke addresses himself, in the opening paragraph, to someone named Theophilus. We don't ...

939. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , the drums beginning to roll. He’s going to fall and nothing can be done, no net, but in the moments remaining he may yet achieve something remarkable, some glittering stunt, a movement perhaps of breathtaking beauty… Any turning away to watch the dancing bears is a betrayal of the dangling man…hold fast, stay with him. (Quoted by Mark Trotter, Grace All The Way Home, Nashville: The Upper Room, 1982, p. 15). Isn’t that an appropriate and challenging image for us as we consider the Great Commission ...

940. A Prophet Among Them

Ezekiel 2:1-3:15

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... for the people. Our “groaning” becomes our intercession – our pleading with God on behalf of our people. One of the symbolic actions God called for Ezekiel to perform was to lie for a considerable time first on one side and then on the other, in order to bear the guilt of the house of Israel. God introduces that requirement in chapter 4, verse 4: “Then lie upon your left side, and I will lay the punishment of the house of Israel upon you; for the number of the days that you lie upon it, you shall ...

941. The Vocation of Leadership: A Prophet Among Them

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

942. With Jesus In The Wilderness

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... for solo camping. Shine a flashlight into one ear. If the beam shines out the other ear, do not go into the woods alone. The guitar of the noisy teenager at the next campsite makes excellent kindling. Bear bells provide an element of safety for hikers in grizzly country. The tricky part is getting them on the bears. (1) Good suggestions for those of you who plan on going camping. Now I want you to imagine that we are sitting around a campfire on our wilderness journey. Today’s journey is with our Master ...

943. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... you go beyond that to say the word Jesus in any genuinely revelatory sense, you are already deep into a whole range of commitments that bear on every issue in life, including how we think about and use money. And if you say Holy Spirit and Church to complete the doctrine ... 30,000 pounds he earned in his lifetime. He once wrote, "If I leave behind me ten pounds, you and all mankind [can] bear witness against me, that I have lived and died a thief and a robber."6 The early Methodists lived lean and talked straight ...

944. Comfortable Christianity Is a Big, Fat Lie

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... of pop-psychology and self-help is ever present. In a world that always demands to be entertained, this is a hard message. From good or bad root comes good or evil fruit that can be inspected and will be judged. Verse 19, “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” The broad and easy way leads to destruction, and in the end Christian false prophets are consigned to the fires along with their naive, obedient, and adoring followers. But you don’t have to follow false ...

945. In the Cross of Christ We Glory

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Michael Milton

... the Cross Is the Pattern for a Believer’s Life (Mark 8:34-37) Jesus then breaks into a radical teaching. Jesus lays out in His radical demands of discipleship—a four fold instruction for living the Christian life—it is all based on the cross. A pattern of cross bearing should be present in the life of the believer We must not shave off the shock value of this statement. Jesus is saying that just as He is going to die for us, we must be willing to follow Him no matter what. To take up one’s cross ...

946. A Fool and His Money

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... people. Immediately, your family. Then, your friends and neighbors. Then, this society and the next generation. All are affected by what you do. What's more, this is not your life. You belong to God. You bear God's image, that's the way the Bible describes it. You belong to God. If you call yourself Christian, not only do you bear the image of God, you have also been bought by the blood of Christ. You now belong to him. That is the meaning of your baptism. You belong to Christ. The man who had the operation ...

947. Pigs Get Slaughtered

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... people will tell you that if greed is your ultimate value, you will eventually pay the price. Stock market guru Jim Cramer, host of television’s Mad Money, says, “Bulls make money.” Then he adds, “Bears make money.” Then the punch line, “Pigs get slaughtered.” “Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered.” He is saying, “Beware of being greedy when you are investing in the stock market. You may overreach and lose everything.” Jesus said somewhat the same thing. He told a ...

948. What a Sign!

Isaiah 7:10-16

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... as Sheol or high as heaven. All: Dare we ask? Dare we put the Lord to the test? One: Dare we refuse the invitation from the Creator? All: Behold, the virgin is with child and bears a son! (based on Isaiah 7:11 and 14) Collect A sign, Lord, we pray for a sign, and this day you have given it to us - the virgin bears a son and he is Immanuel, God With Us! You are with us! Hallelujah. Amen. Prayer Of Confession We confess today the glorious news that your scriptures are fulfilled in the real world, that what ...

949. Taking You Up with Him

Colossians 3:1-4

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... to face the punishment without involving someone else in their suffering. Sometimes there's even a line that follows: "That's not just a threat; it's a promise," just to let us know that they are not bluffing. If they are going to bear the guilt, they are not going to bear it alone. It's human nature not to want to take the blame for something, even if we are guilty of a wrongdoing. And at precisely such moments of confrontation, of being caught, we turn to our natural defenses. The number one of which ...

950. Thanks Be to God

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Sermon

Rick Brand

... or her. All human giving is in response to blessings that have been given. Our giving to others is a statement of acknowledgment that we know blessings and gifts have been given to us, and to give those gifts in the name and to the glory of God is to bear witness that we recognized that the gifts we have received have been given to us from the gracious goodness of God. A cheerful giver is a giver who has an abundance of gifts, so that they are not anxious about what they will eat or what they will wear, and ...

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